Combined cane and stool.



No. 725,960. PATENTED APR. 21, 1903. C. W. HEEG & C. A. KLISE.

A COMBINED 'GANE AND STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10. 1902.

UNrTED STATES zl-)ATEIQZNT OFFICE.

cHAHLEs w. HEEGr AND CHARLES A. KLIsE,' or sT. Louis, 'Miss'oU-RI.

VCOMBINED 'CANE AND nSTOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,960, dated April 21, 1903. Application iled November 10, 1202. Serial No. 130,386I (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLESW. 'HEEG and CHARLES A. KLIsE, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Cane and Stool,of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Our invention relates to a construction embodying a combined article serviceable as a cane and adapted to be formed into a stool or seat.

The invention consists in features ot' novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a View of our combined cane and stool in condition for utility as a cane. II is a longitudinal section taken through the central portion of our article in the condition.

seen in Fig. I. Fig. III is a perspective view of the article as it appears whenin condition for use as a stool. Fig.IV is a topviewof the stool. tion and partly in longitudinal section, of the jointed legs at the lower end of the article.

Fig. VI is a longitudinal section taken on line VI VI, Fig. V.

1 designates the head member of our device;

which is equipped with a handle 2. Y

3 is thefoot member, and 4 represents-the legs, hinged to said foot member bya pivot-'pin 5. The upper ends of the legs 4 are provided with tongues 6,V that are adapted toy abut against each other when the legs are spread apart, as indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. V.

7 is a springwhich is coiled around thep'ivotpin 5 and the arms of which are arranged ,to bear against the legs 4 to throw them outwardly and hold them in the spread condition that they assume when the device is used as a stool, as seen in Figs. III and IVl 3 is a slidable sleeve that is adapted'to be moved to the juncture of the legs 4 and foot member 3 to encircle and inclose the legs at that point and-,hold them from spreading apart when the device is used as a cane, as seen in Fig. I.

9 designates funnel-shaped pocket-tubes, one of which has its smaller end fitted to the head member 1 and the other of which has its Fig.

Fig. V is a View, partly in elevavided with a pointer 13, adapted to engage in an aperture 9a, contained by the opposing tube 9; Thecatch 11 is provided with a pressbutton 14,'that is to be forced inwardly to disengage thepoint of the catchwhen the tubes are to be separated'to swing on their hinge 10, as in the instance ot moving the parts into the! position they assume when the` stool is to 15 designates stemscarried by the head and foot'members 1 and 3 Within the tubes 9; each stembeingfprovided" at its free end with a head 16. -.(See Fig. II.)

17 designates socket-sleeves slidably fitted tothe stems 15 andiadapted to :reciprocate thereon. I These socket-sleeves areconnected to 4each othervby a non-elastic cord 18. The

.two endsfotthe cord'18 are connected to the socket-sleeves 17, and the oord at `each end passes to the exterior of the tubes over sheaves 19, rotatably carried by the tubes'at their .outer or reduced ends.

20"designates retractile coil-springs surrounding the stems 15 and each secured at one end to ,theA free end of the corresponding stem andl secured at its opposite end to the corresponding socket-sleeve 17.

21 designates lseries of arms connected to the socketsleeves 17 by hinges 22, and 23 represents webs of Vpliable material that are se cured tothe-faces of said arms,'as seen in Fig. IV. y ,Y

In the practical use of our device when it is used as a cane the parts are arranged as shown in fFigs.y I and II, in whichinstance the pocket-tubes 19 are held in abutting and closed condition by the catch 11, that connects them. When the article is to -beV converted into a seat, the 'catch 11V is pressedv inwardly to disconnect the pockettubes 9, and the tubes are swung on their hinge 10. As the tubes are swung toward each other in arcs of circles the non-elastic cord 18 is gradually relaXed and the springs 20 contract to draw the socket-sleeves forwardly on the stems 15 to- IOO ward their free ends, carrying the arms 2l and webs 23 with them. When the socketsleeves have reached the heads 16 of the stems, the springs 20 become seated in the socket-sleeves 17 and the arms 2l, with their webs, are permitted to spread into unfolded condition exterior of. the enlarged exposed ends of the pocket-tubes, as seen in Figs. III and IV. The sleeve 8, being then shifted from its position over the joint of the legs 4, the legs maybe spread into the position seen in Fig. III and set on the ground, together with the handle 2, to serve as a support for the stool, which is then in condition for use in that capacity. When it is desired to again convert the article into a cane, itis only necessary to fold the legs 4 and swing the pockettubes into abutting connected condition, in which action the non-elastic cord 8 is drawn taut and exerts a pull at both ends upon the socket-sleeves 17 to expand the springs 2O and also draw the seat-forming arms 2l and webs 23 into the pocket-tubes, as before.

We claim as our inventionl. In a combined cane and stool, the combination of a pair of pocket-tubes hinged to each other, head and foot members carried by said tubes, seat-forming arms and webs, means for drawing said arms and webs into the tubes, and means for projecting the arms and webs to the exterior of said tubes, substantially as set forth.

2. In a combined cane and stool, the combination of a pair of pocket-tubes hinged to each other, head and foot 'members carried by said tubes, seat-forming arms and Webs, means for drawing said arms and Webs into the tubes, and springs arranged to project said arms and Webs from said tubes, substantially as set forth.

3. In a combined cane and stool, the com'- hination of a pair of pocket-tubes hinged to each other, head and foot members carried by said tubes, seat-forming arms and Webs, springs arranged to project said arms and webs from said tubes, and a non-elastic cord having connection with said arms and Webs by which they are drawn into said tubes, substantially as set forth.

4. In a combined cane and stool, the combination of a pair of pocket-tubes hinged together, stems arranged in said tubes, sleeves arranged to travel on said stems, springs arranged to carry said sleeves forwardly on the stems, means whereby said sleeves are retracted, and seat-forming arms and webs carried by said sleeves, substantially as set forth.

5. In a combined cane and stool, the combination of a pair of pocket-tubes hinged toget-her, stems arranged in said tubes, sleeves slidably mounted on said stems, a non-elastic cord connecting said sleeves, projectile springs connected to said sleeves and said stems, and seat-forming arms and webs carried by said sleeves, substantiall y as set forth.

6. In a combined cane and stool, the combination of a pair of pocket-tubes hinged together, stems arranged in said tubes, sleeves slidably arranged on said stems, arms hinged to said sleeves, webs carried by said arms, projectile springs connecting said sleeves to the forward ends of said stems, and a nonelastic cord forming a connection between said sleeves, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES W. HEEG. CHARLES A. KLISE.

In presence of- E. S. KNIGHT, M. P. SMITH. 

